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“What are you doing here?” My whisper is sharp, and es

He’s surprised by my tone and my words, but he covers quickly “I don’t know exactly,” he says in that sexy bass

“If you stayed foryour time” Every word is a slice to my heart I don’t want to push hi me to this place “Stay away from me”

He straightens as if I’ve slapped hilorious night we spent together

His tone is angry when he replies “Don’t worry princess, you’ve got all the space you need”

He turns his gorgeous, ht to be angry He can’t possibly understand why I’s, but I have to put distance between us My entire body is tre as I return to Sally She can tell I’ine what she , but there’s no time

“I-I’ain o out front for class”

“It’s okay” Another ti next week”

“Thank you” I touch her arm, and she follows me to the front

The group of twelve irls from Thursday waits for us, and Jim is in his padded suit ready to attack me

“Welco eant tone I’ Koa is in the back and knohat I just said to him

I want to run home and hide and cry, but I have to be a badass I am a badass The fact he has this effect on uns and not see hi to do without of here, no matter who I have to leave behind

“Today we’re going to focus on defending yourself from a frontal attack…”

I’ at the dark flatscreen wishing my best friend Lana hadn’t moved to New York I don’t have many friends in Woodland Creek, thanks to o to voice if I’d like to go to dinner

“Fuck you veryof a s I’d rather do than be with him